Steve Colter vs. Norman Powell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Norman Powell and Steve Colter, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Steve Colter played 8 years in the NBA, 1 less than Norman Powell, who played 9. Steve Colter had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, while Norman Powell had his rookie season in 2015-16. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Steve Colter 8 5 1984-85 to 1994-95
Norman Powell 9 8 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Steve Colter Norman Powell
Season 1984-852015-16
Team Portland Trail BlazersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf SemisRaptors Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter 78 18.7 7.1 0.5 1.4 1.9 3.1 1.0 0.1 1.4 1.8 2.8 6.1 .453 0.3 0.9 .351 1.3 1.7 .754
Norman Powell 49 14.8 5.6 0.3 1.9 2.3 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.7 1.2 2.0 4.7 .424 0.7 1.8 .404 0.9 1.1 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter 9 18.4 8.9 0.4 1.3 1.8 4.1 0.6 0.0 1.1 2.7 4.0 8.3 .480 0.3 1.2 .273 0.6 0.9 .625
Norman Powell 18 11.4 3.8 0.2 1.3 1.5 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.3 1.0 1.5 3.9 .386 0.4 1.4 .269 0.4 0.4 .875

Season 2
Steve Colter Norman Powell
Season 1985-862016-17
Team Portland Trail BlazersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter 81 23.1 8.7 0.5 1.7 2.2 3.2 1.4 0.1 1.4 2.3 3.4 7.4 .456 0.3 1.0 .325 1.7 2.0 .823
Norman Powell 76 18.0 8.4 0.3 1.9 2.2 1.1 0.7 0.2 0.9 1.7 3.0 6.7 .449 0.7 2.3 .324 1.7 2.1 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter 4 26.0 6.5 0.8 3.0 3.8 5.8 1.3 0.3 1.5 3.3 3.0 6.5 .462 0.0 0.3 .000 0.5 0.5 1.000
Norman Powell 9 25.2 11.7 0.6 2.6 3.1 1.6 1.1 0.3 1.7 2.8 3.9 9.1 .427 1.7 3.8 .441 2.2 2.7 .833

Season 3
Steve Colter Norman Powell
Season 1986-872017-18
Team Chicago Bulls, Philadelphia 76ersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter 70 18.9 6.1 0.3 1.2 1.5 3.0 0.8 0.2 1.0 1.4 2.4 5.7 .426 0.1 0.2 .235 1.2 1.5 .766
Norman Powell 70 15.2 5.5 0.2 1.5 1.7 1.3 0.5 0.2 0.9 1.6 2.1 5.3 .401 0.8 2.7 .285 0.5 0.6 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter 2 4.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Norman Powell 6 6.7 2.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.7 2.3 .286 0.2 1.2 .143 0.5 0.7 .750

Season 4
Steve Colter Norman Powell
Season 1987-882018-19
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Washington BulletsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter 68 22.3 7.1 0.9 1.7 2.5 3.8 0.9 0.2 1.3 1.9 3.0 6.5 .460 0.0 0.1 .300 1.1 1.4 .789
Norman Powell 60 18.8 8.6 0.3 2.1 2.3 1.5 0.7 0.2 1.1 1.6 3.2 6.7 .483 1.1 2.8 .400 1.0 1.3 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter 5 17.2 6.4 1.0 2.0 3.0 2.6 0.6 0.6 1.0 1.8 2.8 6.2 .452 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.4 .571
Norman Powell 23 15.9 6.5 0.2 2.0 2.2 1.1 0.4 0.0 0.5 1.3 2.4 5.5 .444 1.0 2.7 .387 0.6 0.8 .737

Season 5
Steve Colter Norman Powell
Season 1988-892019-20
Team Washington BulletsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter 80 17.8 6.7 0.8 1.5 2.3 2.8 0.9 0.2 0.8 2.0 2.5 5.7 .444 0.0 0.3 .120 1.6 2.1 .749
Norman Powell 52 28.4 16.0 0.5 3.2 3.7 1.8 1.2 0.4 1.5 2.1 5.7 11.5 .495 2.1 5.3 .399 2.5 2.9 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter ------- --- ----------
Norman Powell 11 24.8 13.4 0.4 2.0 2.4 1.0 0.5 0.3 1.0 2.6 4.6 9.5 .490 2.0 4.7 .423 2.1 2.6 .793

Season 6
Steve Colter Norman Powell
Season 1989-902020-21
Team Washington BulletsToronto Raptors, Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter 73 13.4 4.9 0.8 1.7 2.4 2.0 0.6 0.1 0.5 1.3 1.9 4.1 .478 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.3 .811
Norman Powell 69 32.0 18.6 0.6 2.5 3.1 1.9 1.2 0.3 1.7 2.3 6.3 13.3 .477 2.5 6.0 .411 3.4 3.9 .871
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter ------- --- ----------
Norman Powell 6 36.0 17.0 0.5 1.7 2.2 2.0 0.8 1.0 1.2 2.8 6.3 12.7 .500 1.7 4.3 .385 2.7 3.0 .889

Season 7
Steve Colter Norman Powell
Season 1990-912021-22
Team Sacramento KingsPortland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter 19 13.2 3.1 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.9 0.6 0.1 0.6 1.4 1.2 2.9 .411 0.3 0.7 .357 0.4 0.5 .700
Norman Powell 45 32.4 19.0 0.4 2.8 3.2 2.1 0.9 0.5 1.5 2.4 6.2 13.4 .461 2.4 5.6 .419 4.2 5.2 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter ------- --- ----------
Norman Powell ------- --- ----------

Note: Steve Colter didn't play in 1991-92, 1992-93 and 1993-94.

Season 8
Steve Colter Norman Powell
Season 1994-952022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdClippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter 57 13.2 3.4 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.9 1.2 3.0 .396 0.1 0.6 .229 0.9 1.2 .761
Norman Powell 60 26.1 17.0 0.4 2.5 2.9 1.8 0.8 0.3 1.7 2.1 5.7 11.8 .479 1.9 4.8 .397 3.8 4.6 .812
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter 4 10.8 3.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.3 2.5 .500 0.0 0.3 .000 0.5 1.0 .500
Norman Powell 5 33.4 21.8 0.8 2.2 3.0 2.2 0.8 0.4 1.6 3.2 7.2 15.2 .474 2.6 6.4 .406 4.8 6.2 .774

Season 9
Steve Colter Norman Powell
Season -2023-24
Team -Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter ------- --- ----------
Norman Powell 76 26.2 13.9 0.2 2.4 2.6 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.9 1.8 4.9 10.1 .486 2.2 5.1 .435 1.9 2.3 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter ------- --- ----------
Norman Powell 6 29.8 12.8 0.5 2.3 2.8 0.3 0.5 0.0 1.2 3.3 4.3 10.2 .426 2.2 4.8 .448 2.0 2.5 .800
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